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  2. Antibacterial alkoxybenzamide inhibitors of the essential bacterial cell division protein FtsZ

Antibacterial alkoxybenzamide inhibitors of the essential bacterial cell division protein FtsZ

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Jan 15;19(2):524-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.11.021.
Lloyd G Czaplewski 1 Ian Collins E Andrew Boyd David Brown Stephen P East Mihaly Gardiner Rowena Fletcher David J Haydon Vincent Henstock Peter Ingram Clare Jones Caterina Noula Leanne Kennison Chris Rockley Valerie Rose Helena B Thomaides-Brears Rebecca Ure Mark Whittaker Neil R Stokes
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Affiliation

  • 1 Prolysis Ltd, Begbroke Science Park, Sandy Lane, Yarnton, Oxfordshire OX5 1PF, UK.
Abstract

3-Methoxybenzamide is a weak inhibitor of the essential Bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. Exploration of the structure-activity relationships of 3-methoxybenzamide analogues led to the identification of potent anti-staphylococcal compounds.

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